GREAT GAME

It's amazing how England have done so well at the Olympics over the other European countries, only that is if you see England as part of the European group.

The swimmers however didn't live up to expectations, more drowning than treasure hunting for gold, which unfortunately means a cut in funding to that area. If you don't come up with the metal, you don't seem to get the mint, which is rather odd as it really doesn't take a lot to fund a few pairs of trunks and a bikini. The reason we seem to have medals is because we've been looking for young prospective medal hopes when the olympics was a twinkle in Lord Sebs eye. I suppose someone realised it would be a bit if a damp squib if we didn't chuck some money in Team GB's pocket in the form of finding some athletes to compete in our own Olympics  to get some medals. But you have to look to the old lottery funding to see where a considerable amount of change has occurred in our fortunes over recent years. Once you've got motivation and money, well success is just a heart beat away.

The Olympics has been a great boost for the old British ego, even with a reserve Wimbledon replay final that I have to say was a little oddly one sided, or was I the only one to see that. But our success as a nation is a wonderful thing, it's now just where to take that feeling to, nurture it, feed it and make some more. Or was it all just a nice diversion from reality. The Olympic spirit, everyone loves a success and doesn't it make you want to brush the cobwebs off the old bike and pedal your way round the block to your own gold medal in Rio in four years, well maybe not. I like the idea of the sailing, as of all the sports  it seems to take the least amount of effort other than knocking about in a boat on the water all day with a box of sandwiches and a bottle of Pims. Beach volley ball on the other hand looked promising and easy to get involved in, just find a beach and a ball with a couple of blonde beauties and  you've got my vote there straight away. 

So with the games all but over, what's the prognosis for the next big British event...oh it's the x factor again for series four hundred and twenty three. Even Simon has got bored of that one, although not of getting a nice wedge in the pocket for the whole deal. Its back to normality with a few kids thinking they will be the next Daley Thompson or Seb Coe.. Maybe I've got my decades muddled up, but I'm sure you get the message... Since these two turned up we havent exactly excelled in these sports since, and hopefully it's not going to be the same again. It would be nice to think our world domination second to China and the USA will stretch on for years ahead, but your can't help wondering how a little island can compete with such huge nations of people. Maybe it's because in recant years we adopted the winning game plan of inviting most of the world to come and live on our little green patch of land so in reality we are probably a bigger nation than either of them anyway. As I always say, to succeed you need a great team, so invite everyone on to yours and you will have the best, and that's exactly what the success game aims to do, no single winner but make everyone succeed... Now that's a game worth playing.